Hair waving accessory



1957 M. J. M DONOUGH HAIR WAVING ACCESSORY Filed Dec. 27, 1955 [FIG INVENTOR. Mildred J. McDonough United States Patent "ice mm WAVING ACCESSORY Mildred J. McDonough, Milton, Mass.

Application December 27, 1955, Serial No. 555,507 7 Claims. (Cl. 132-49 These operations are usually performed by wrapping the hair in a towel or other absorbent covering which does not readily produce the required results. To be effective, provisions must be made for holding in place the set hair configurations wet with the lotions, then the drying operation combined with the application of varying amounts of pressure where required.

A primary object of my invention is to provide an accessory which is inexpensive to manufacture. It i comfortable to wear and is easily and readily applied, not requiring special practice or dexterity. It will not slip or be displaced. It permits the application of varying amounts of pressure to the head of the wearer. It retains the natural heat of the head during the process. It can also be used in conjunction with other beauty parlor operations and in the performance of household duties. It can be readily laundered.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment illustrative of the invention and shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows the fabric blank from which the invention is formed;

Figure 2 shows a side view of the invention before the outer portion is folded up over the inner portion;

Figure 3 shows a side view of theinveniton with the outer portion folded up preparatory to wearing;

'Figure 4 shows a perspective of the invention secured in place on the head of the wearer.

My invention consists of a two layer cap fashioned from a blank of absorbent textile material. After fabrication, there results an inner portion covering the crown, sides and back of the Wearers head which has a transverse strip of elastic secured under tension on the lower edge which fits the nape of the wearers neck under the hair line. There is also an outer portion which overlies the inner portion covering the sides and back while the crown is open and is adapted to be closed by traction on draw strings located in a hem around the periphery of the opening. When worn the cap covers the head of the wearer with two layers leaving only the face exposed.

Referring to the drawings, the cap therein shown, as illustrative of one embodiment of my invention comprises a symmetrical blank of absorbent textile material 11 cut from a rectangle with rounded corners. The shorter sides are provided with slits as at 12-13 and 14-15 and the upper of the longer sides is provided with an indentation 16 with edges rounded to coincide with the upper rounded corners when the blank is folded on line 16-17, the point 17 being at the center of the lower longer side and at the location at which the draw strings 18 and 19 protrude. Points 20 and 21 indicate the limits 2,775,973 Patented Jan. 1, 1957 l of the crown opening while points 22 and 23 indicate the points at which elastic strip 24 is terminated and attached under tension to the material dividing it into an inner portion 25 and an outer portion 26.

The cap is fabricated by folding the material on line 16-17so that 12, 13, overlays 14, 15 and then stitching edge 16-12 to edge 1614. A strip of elastic 24 is stitched-under tension from point 22 to point 23 over edge 12, 13; 14, 15. The material is reversed and edge 13-20 is stitched to edge 15-21, allowing enough material on each fold for a narrow hem. The hem is twined along the entire edge 1521-1720-13 with a slit for tape holes provided at 17. A tape is then inserted in hem 172115-1320--17 and fastened at its center 15, 13 with free ends 17 and 18 protruding through slit at 17. The outer portion 26 is then folded up over the inner portion 25.

In the use of the cap, the opening on the crown of the outer portion is fully extended along the draw strings. The elastic strip on the lower edge of the inner portion, which is to be positioned along the nape of the neck of the wearer, is also fully extended. After the waving has been completed and lotions applied, the extended cap is carefully placed over the hair to hold the configurations in place. Without disturbing these configurations, the draw strings on the crown of the outer portion are drawn over the crown, applying pressure on the crown, sides or back, where required by the shirring along the draw string.

While the preferred embodiment of my invention has been described in detail, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction set forth, since various changes in the form, material, proportions and arrangement of parts, and in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or destroying any of the advantages contained in the same, heretofore described and defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A hair waving accessory consisting of a bag-like device closed at one end and having an opening extending across the other end and continuing down over a portion of one side, said opening being finished in a hem slotted at one end, said hem enclosing free sliding draw strings fastened at one end and extending through said slot, and a transverse strip of elastic secured under tension from approximately the center of one side of said bag across the side partially open at one end to approximately the center of the other side of said bag; said open end being adapted to be turned up over said closed end at said transverse strip; the material attached to said strip being yieldingly contracted and adapted to fit the nape of the wearers neck.

2. A hair waving accessory consisting of a bag-like device closed at one end and having an opening extending across the other end and continuing down over a portion of one side, said opening being finished in a hem slotted at one end, said hem enclosing free sliding draw strings fastened at one end and extending through said slot, and a transverse strip of elastic secured under tension from approximately the center of one side of said bag across the side partially open at one end to approximately the center of the other side of said bag; said open end being turned up over said closed end at said transverse strip forming an inner layer and an outer layer; said inner layer forming a close fitting inner cap with said transverse strip adapted to fit the nape of the wearers neck; said outer layer forming a superimposed loose outer cap adapted to be closely spaced adjacent said inner cap by the positioned shirring of said hem along said draw strings.

3. A hair drying cap comprising a blank of absorbent 3 textile fabric fashioned to form a two layer cap consisting of an 'inner portion and an outer portion; said'inner portion covering the crown, sides and back of. the wearers head and being provided with a transverse strip of elastic secured under tension adjacent the lower edge from the center of one side to the center of the opposite side and being adapted to fit the nape of the wearers neck, said outer portion covering the sides and back of said inner portion, the crown of said outer portion being open and finished in a hem slotted at one end and extending from the center of the back to said slot, said hem enclosing free sliding draw strings fastened at one end of said opening and extending through said slot.

4. A hair waving accessory consisting of a bag-like device closed atone end and having an opening extending transversely across the other end and continuing longitudinally part way towards said closed end; said opening being provided with draw string means; said device having transverse elastic means secured under tension from approximately the center of one side across the line of said longitudinal opening to approximately the center of the other side, said open end being adapted-to be turned up over said closed end at said transverse elastic means.

5. A'hair drying cap comprising a blank of absorbent textile'fabric fashioned to form a two layer cap consisting of. an inner portion and an outer portion; said innerv portion covering the crown, sides and back of the wearers head; said cap being provided with transverse elastic means secured under tension adjacent the lower edge of said inner portion and being adapted to fit the nape of the wearers neck; said outer portion covering the sides and back of said inner portion; the crown of said outer portion being open; the periphery of said open end of said outer portion being provided with draw string means fastened at its lower end adjacent to said elastic means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,007,895 Kayn July 9, 1935 2,411,994 Hofiman Dec. 3, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS 534,285 Great Britain Mar. 4, 1941 

